@@ -646,6 +646,10 @@ def stdout_handler(line):
 
         try:
             handle_process_output(proc, stdout_handler, progress_handler, finalize_process)
+        except GitCommandError as err:
+            # convert any error from wait() into the same error with stdout lines
+            raise GitCommandError( err.command, err.status, progress.get_stderr() )
+
         except Exception:
             if len(output) == 0:
                 raise
 
@@ -173,13 +173,17 @@ class RemoteProgress(object):
     DONE_TOKEN = 'done.'
     TOKEN_SEPARATOR = ', '
 
-    __slots__ = ("_cur_line", "_seen_ops")
+    __slots__ = ("_cur_line", "_seen_ops", "_error_lines")
     re_op_absolute = re.compile(r"(remote: )?([\w\s]+):\s+()(\d+)()(.*)")
     re_op_relative = re.compile(r"(remote: )?([\w\s]+):\s+(\d+)% \((\d+)/(\d+)\)(.*)")
 
     def __init__(self):
         self._seen_ops = list()
         self._cur_line = None
+        self._error_lines = []
+
+    def get_stderr(self):
+        return '\n'.join(self._error_lines)
 
     def _parse_progress_line(self, line):
         """Parse progress information from the given line as retrieved by git-push
@@ -190,6 +194,10 @@ def _parse_progress_line(self, line):
         # Counting objects: 4, done.
         # Compressing objects:  50% (1/2)   \rCompressing objects: 100% (2/2)   \rCompressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
         self._cur_line = line
+        if len(self._error_lines) > 0 or self._cur_line.startswith( ('error:', 'fatal:') ):
+            self._error_lines.append( self._cur_line )
+            return []
+
         sub_lines = line.split('\r')
         failed_lines = list()
         for sline in sub_lines: